Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
†A poore man that oppresseth the poore, is like a sweeping raine which leaueth no food.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. without foode.
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- Matthew 18:28–30Rank 1 from verse 3
28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
28But the same seruant went out, and found one of his fellow-seruants, which ought him an hundred †pence: and hee layd handes on him, and tooke him by the throte, saying, Pay mee that thou owest.
29And his fellow seruant fell downe at his feete, and besought him, saying, Haue patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till hee should pay the debt.
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Proverbs 28:3
1. Lacking material means. 2. Afflicted, lowly, or humble.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Driving or passing over with force so as to carry things away, as a destructive rain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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28:2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
28:2‖For the transgression of a land, many are the princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge the state thereof shall bee prolonged.
28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
28:3†A poore man that oppresseth the poore, is like a sweeping raine which leaueth no food.
Selected passage28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
28:4They that forsake the law, praise the wicked: but such as keepe the Law, contend with them.